My Cardboard Balcony

Second Wedding Anniversary by Belinda Roddie Two wine glasses Two mushroom dishes Two tall flutes of champagne Let's multiply two by two hundred so I can always see you again

I certainly hope, my students, that you don't believe your actions are insignificant. That they're not...consequential, to use another word. You see, you have been told to sit still, keep your eyes down, and listen closely to any and all instructions. You have been told to speak only when you are spoken to, ordered to nod as confirmation and shake your head as denial. But I'm here to tell you that you can do more than that. You can speak. You can even scream.